Through his memoirs published by Séguier, conductor Marc Minkowski, founder of Les Musiciens du Louvre, looks back on his exceptional career as an almost self-taught man, on a life dedicated to classical music, to his orchestra. It also presents until January 22 three works by Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro”, “Don Giovanni” and “Cosi fan Tutte “.
Marc Minkowski is a man of gifts. The gift of music: instrumentalist born into a family of music lovers, he plays the bassoon. But he also has the gift of leading. This almost autodidact defines himself as a “leader of instinct”. With the Musicians of the Louvre, the orchestra that this gifted man founded when he was barely 19 years old, he revives the baroque, classical and romantic repertoires on period instruments.
He also has the gift of sharing, with his musicians and with opera singers. With the public also with undeniable expressiveness, as at the moment in the magnificent setting of the Royal Opera of the Palace of Versailles. Until January 22, it offers the Mozart-Da Ponte Trilogy, one of the most famous cycles in music: The Marriage of Figaro”, “Don Giovanni”, “Cosi fan Tutte “.
Gift of sharing also with his readers, since he published his confessions last November, in collaboration with his friend Antoine Boulay. He talks about his career, his profession and his other passion: horses. ” Marc Minkowski, conductor or centaur », was published by Séguier editions.